cviii, 396 pages : cm cm

The third edition focuses on the period following the rise of Islam in the Sudan in the 14th century (the earlier period will appear in a forthcoming volume on Ancient Nubia), with extensive coverage of political events since the civil war and establishment of Islamic Shari'a law in 1983 and the radical Islamic movements of the 1990s. In addition to the dictionary itself, a chronology, maps, and lengthy (44-page) introduction to the history of the Sudan are provided. Two of the authors teach anthropology at Rhode Island College, the third teaches African and Middle Eastern History at St. Norbert College. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

"First edition by John Voll, African Historical Dictionaries, No. 17, Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, N.J., 1978 ISBN 0-8108-1115-4 ... Second edition by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, Richard A. Lobban Jr., and John Obert Voll, African Historical Dictionaries, No. 53, Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, N.J., 1992 ISBN 0-8108-2547-3"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-394)

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